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Isaiah 52:5

“And now what do I have here?” declares the Lord.

“For my people have been taken away for nothing,

and those who rule them mock,a

declares the Lord.

“And all day long

my name is constantly blasphemed.i

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Isaiah 52:5 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Now therefore what have I here,” declares the Lord, “seeing that my people are taken away for nothing? Their rulers wail,” declares the Lord, “and continually all the day my name is despised.

Isaiah 52:5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Now therefore, what have I here, saith the Lord,

That my people is taken away for nought?

They that rule over them make them to howl, saith the Lord;

And my name continually every day is blasphemed.

Isaiah 52:5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

What is this?” asks the Lord. “Why are my people enslaved again? Those who rule them shout in exultation. My name is blasphemed all day long.

Isaiah 52:5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Now therefore, what have I here,” says the Lord,

“That My people are taken away for nothing?

Those who rule over them

Make them wail,” says the Lord,

“And My name is blasphemed continually every day.

Isaiah 52:5 — New Century Version (NCV)

“Now see what has happened,” says the Lord.

“Another nation has taken away my people for nothing.

This nation who rules them makes fun of me,” says the Lord.

“All day long they speak against me.

Isaiah 52:5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Now therefore, what do I here, saith Jehovah, seeing that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them do howl, saith Jehovah, and my name continually all the day is blasphemed.

Isaiah 52:5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

and now, what have I here, saith Jehovah, that my people hath been taken away for nought? They that rule over them make them to howl, saith Jehovah; and continually all the day is my name scorned.

Isaiah 52:5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

So what do I find here? asks the Lord. My people are taken away for no reason. Their rulers are screaming, declares the Lord. And my name is cursed all day long.

Isaiah 52:5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

So now what have I here”—

this is the Lord’s declaration—

“that My people are taken away for nothing?

Its rulers wail”—

this is the Lord’s declaration—

“and My name is continually blasphemed all day long.

Isaiah 52:5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Now therefore what am I doing here, says the Lord, seeing that my people are taken away without cause? Their rulers howl, says the Lord, and continually, all day long, my name is despised.

Isaiah 52:5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

And now what do I have here?” declares Yahweh, “for my people is taken without cause. Its rulers howl,” declares Yahweh—“and my name is reviled continually, all day.

Isaiah 52:5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“Now look at what has happened to them,” announces the Lord.

“Once again my people have been taken away.

And no one paid anything for them.

Those who rule over them brag about it,”

announces the Lord.

“All day long without stopping,

people speak evil things against my name.

Isaiah 52:5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Now therefore, what do I have here,” declares the Lord, “seeing that My people have been taken away without cause?” Again the Lord declares, “Those who rule over them howl, and My name is continually blasphemed all day long.


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